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‘But I want to see you…’ Megan whimpered

He didn’t answer Instead, he pushed her back, spreading her legs in one deft ue invade her, sliding and exploring her depths until she was squir became an impossibility

‘Alessandro!’ She curled her fingers into his dark hair and tugged hi heavily, her eyes closed, and she felt him undo the zipper of his trousers so that he could free himself

She wasn’t even entirely sure that he had re urgent, taking her by surprise

It was quick, fierce love, and afterwards they were both breathless and spent Alessandro was unusually quiet as he pushed hiet back into his jeans and then fetch a bottle of water fro s

‘You need to get dressed, Megan, and then we’ll talk’

Megan felt a chill of fear race up and down her spine, obliterating everything in its path

Talk about what? she was desperate to ask, but his shuttered expression kept that question reined in, and she silently went to the bedroo she kept at his place: a pair of jeans and a sweater

When she returned, it was to find that he had taken up position by the table, so that when she sat down, facing him, it felt like an aard interview

‘If it’s aboutlike that again It’ll taketape In fact, I’er’

Alessandro didn’t return her grin This was going to be a difficult conversation, made all the worse by the fact that they should never have made love He had allowed hiretted

‘This isn’t about your cake surprise, Megan This is about those three reat surprise to Alessandro He was good He had been head-hunted before, and had turned down all offers With or without intervention, he was going to go places—although this particular intervention would be helpful in the near future

‘Wow, Alessandro! That’s fantastic! We should celebrate…’ But it wasn’t a celebrating atmosphere ‘You don’t look overjoyed’

Alessandro shrugged ‘Little do they realise it, but they will discover that they need me more than I need them’

Megan laughed ‘Well, no one could ever accuse you of not having a healthy ego, Alessandro’